Cuomo video: Good, bad, ugly

By Casey Seiler State editor

Published 12:00 am, Thursday, November 11, 2010

Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is releasing a video thanking voters for their support, attacking special interests and warning of trouble ahead. Cuomo is show leaving the Manhattan Psychiatric Center following a tour of the facility on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press)

ALBANY -- Marking the end of one campaign and the beginning of another, Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo filmed a three-minute message to New Yorkers thanking them for electing him last week, and steeling them for the marathon that awaits.

The video, titled "Cleaning Up Albany Together," was posted on YouTube on Wednesday and is slated to air statewide Thursday evening.

It includes a compressed version of Cuomo's stump speech, balancing praise for New York's proud history and natural wonders while conjuring the scourge of special interests and the challenges that lie ahead.

"I tell you now, this is not going to be easy," Cuomo says.

The Democrat also calls on the public to assist him, alluding to future battles with recalcitrant lawmakers; on Cuomo's website, the video is accompanied by an e-mail signup form.

" ... A governor's real power is to galvanize and mobilize the people," Cuomo says. "I need you to stay involved and be part of this effort. I will lift the veil of secrecy that is now around Albany because I want you to know what the issues are and who is doing what. But only you can hold your local legislators accountable."